The clarion., 1887-04-27
THE STATE.


The bricks of the Columb,s 49,.
tory are being rapidly laid. oo''on Fac
The dew berry season is unoa
blaekoerrles are close at hand 1'' and
Meridian Is certainly preparing TO-
tam the Press Gang in great stvIs W V'i'er'
Several houses in Rolling F.
blown down during the wind-stgrsN, we're
The Jail in Sunhower co-ntv ,.-t,
by the prisoners last week. and ,,l o,'Sea
capped. anu Two e.
The Dixon Brothers. Of v..-L
Natchez. i1e'0ry Ia
Mrs H. F. johnson has removed
m3nenuy, from Brookhaven, 10 HsB5s,-yy's-. pr
The enthusiasm of the Merida,
tary companies has passed away. asa ,-,-';' l,.i
that is told" @'" Tale
4 severe storm swept over the S,s.,..
Friday evening, doing severe dana.
several places. '''''zs la
The little village Birmingham ns..r
pelo, has shipped about $4,000 er,s ~. Ne
last September. 77' a1oe
The Natchez military com-s-;..
out as battalion yesterday. ta bG,.-''., ,-' ''.sa
memory Of the dead soldiers. 'ae
Senato6ia is very prord Of the .8,,.
0t ye old i2IkS. concert given In We ,n-
lage OF Senatobia, last week. Wiz
The Greenwood Enterprise. u13a- a.
| management Of Mr.. Will d Corsn
proves visibIy with every Issue. ''-
The F'dtoa Reportsr Is very welcome b.
| THE CLARIoN's exchange list H.,
Lawrence, editor and proprietor.
DIR. Adams, of Sardis. has been tarfs..s
the Mississippi editorship Of "Arcbiyes 81
Dentistry published at ST. Louis
Pig" party is the latest craze in Was,
Valley. Win some Of the initiated nless.
rise and explain the nodUs o.sou6s?
The series OF famous and beautiful tsb.
leaux, arranged by the ladies Of Holv Trio
ity, will be given in Nicksburg tonight
Alrs. +. c. Rembert, an estimabIe l,l,
of Hazlzehurst, died Wednesday pisht n
heart disease, very suddenly and unexnast.
eily.
DR.. George W. Fox. an sqe3 ana
estimabie citizen OF Natchez. died Is.,
week. He had lived in Natchez seventy.
one years.
Rev. J. ;. Howard, has resigned the
presidency OF the Union Female COLLEGE
at Oxford, 10 take effect at the close of H.
present session.
The Masonic Lodge-Ctnnou. No. l5q-
has been revived al West Point. ]
Shipman Is the Wor. Master; John 5. Ca.
rothers, Secretary.
Work on the Union Depot has com.
. h-r Q
smaller than the Neridiauites' description
OF what it was TO be-
All over the State, yesterday, onr people
remembered the dear dead soldier-bov.
and wherever they could find a grave thev
covered 1t over with beautiful flowers.
Mr.. Robert Lee Reynolds. of summit
aged 23 years. fell dead from heart disease
while eonversing with some Young ladv
friends on the afternoon II the 7th inst.
A pelican measuring feet from Gin to
tip, weighing twenty p1 uuds. was shot last
week by Mr.. Hoo, on Kiiby Lake, and /.
now III the hands OF New Orleans taxi.
? dermist.
. Major John A. Magruder, known
, throughout his neighborhood as "Uncle
ack, died al his home near Sharon last
| week, from paralysis, at the age OF eighty,
9 three years.
e \ negro was found in a well a iag days
: ago, near Midway. He had been In the
5 water all night, bat was in a very lively
e frame of mind Tor a drowning man, when
T. discovered.
e Ga the 2lsl day OF this month, the
2 Natchez Fentjcles celebrated the sixty
: third anniversary Of the organization Of
I that company. May they live and prosper
r another half-century more.
e Oae OF the Bay st, Louis market gard.
: ners estimates that he viii make 1900
: bushels of Irish potatoes this summer At
e retail prices this will bring him about
: $4,000, in the town where they were cult.
q waited.
5 Married, Sunday, April Il, 1857, a,
n Gillsburg, Miss, J. II. Price and Miss Ida
5 Gill. Such is the announcement that
o comes to US on an elegantly print sat
), home" card. Our best wishes to the happy
S couple.
! Mr.. Percy Garfield Clarke, OF Memphis,
Tenn, and Miss Cora Frances Green
; daughter Of DR.. las. 5. Green, and grand
r daughter Of Bishop Green, were married
in Natchez last week. The wedding was d
a very private one.
/ Recently, the colored Baptist church o..
: Meridian was burned, and last week, the
! colOred Methodist clurch was burned %
: the ground, by au incendiary. This mat
ter of burning churches should certainly
be well looked into.
= The safes OF Messrs. D. W. Kline, H. C
:. Ford and II. kernaghan, were broken int
J. and robbed, and the stables Of II. A
! Busick aud DR.. D. B. Gum were broker
] open and their saddle-horses stolen one
J night last week, in Brandon.
; During a hailstorm in Rolling Fork. OF
D the Dist inst, thousands of stones feb
] measuring five and three-quarters inche
around and weighing four and five ounces
4 small amount Of damage was done q
houses, cattle and vegetation.
The skating rink Is still Fashionable
resort for the young people OF Aberdeen
At a recent carnival at this rink, Mis-
Willie Cunningham received handsome
fan prize for the most attractive idnc,
dress. She represented "Music.'
Mayor Mallery, Of Natchez, has auisr
taken to regulate the b3ot-blacks Of th
= City OF the Bluffs. To do this he will here
2 after exact privilege tax Of the member
of this profession. This vii, lessen thei
number and put them under the polio
! regulations.
At the recent examination Of candidate
Tor West Point aud Annapolis, held a
Holly Springs, Mr.. Edwin B. jarrett. d
Marshall co unity, was the successful caud
date Tor West Point and MIR. Leighte
Hope, OF Colleg Hill, Lafayette count
for Annapolis.
A regular passenger schedule from, A,
lanta to Columbus, Miss, went into etfe,
on Sunday last. Trains arrive at Coluu
bus at S:45 p. m; depart 5.05 a. IN; reaci
ing Birming ham at 1875 q. m, and Atlal
Ia 5:45 p. M. Close connections are III ad
with Artesia and Starkville.
A late issue Of the Vicksburg Herald
, contains the following
, a military mass will be celebrate.
, May /, al St. Paul's Catholic Church. o.
: Bishop } anssens, Of Natchez, who will ar
2 rive In short time. 4 large class O
. children from the Catholic asylum vii
also be confirmed. The military ma
: will be the first OF its kiad to occur in th
State"
The Volunteer Southrons gave a.
! bridal present to their gallant Captain
Charlie 3earles and his lovely bride,
beautiful set OF solid silver tea aad table
! spoons, forks and knives, the latter viii
handles Of mother-of-pearl The spoon
and forks are decorated with hammere
work ia beautiful designs and the set IS 10
closed IN a handsome oak case lined wit
: old gold satin.
Mr.. 7. J. Pierce planted u bushels c
peas. He has received to date $3.50 an
has 10 bushels to hear from, which Wi
probably net him $50 more, making Si6;
40 from his crop. Out Of this amOun' see
and boxes cost him $3.50, leaving 4 ne
, OF Sl50.60, and now he will plant the sans
land in cotton, which will probably yielC
at the rate OF bale to the acre. WI
. cornas uaxt NFataor